Terminal box



W. L. COOK.

TERMINAL EUX.

man Nov. 20. law.

Feb. 13, 1923.

3 SHEETS-SHEET i.

Feb. 13, 1923. 1,445,072. W. L. COOK.

TERMINAL BOX.

man Nov. 2o, 1919. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Feb. 13, 1923. W L C i 1,445,072.

TERMINAL BOX.

man Nov. 20, ma. a sHEETs-sHEUs- Patented Feb. 13, 19.23.

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WALLACE L; Coeli,l or'cmcneo, ILLINOIS.

TERMINAL Box.

Application tiled` November 20, 1919. Serial No. 339,505.

To @ZZ whom it magi/concern Be it known-that I, liliiinmonll. Coon'. a citizen of the United States.- residing?v at Chicago7 iii the County-` of Cooliand -tate ot' Illinois, have, iiiventel' eertainnew and useful Improvements in Ter-minetjoxes, of which thetolloiring. is e speeilica-tion.iA

This invention` reltesto .a "terminallio\r for Aelectric cables.` and'l more4v particularlyu terminal for convenient connection toafu` aerial or bridle wirenrhi'chextends orerthe pole lin'eor to adjacent buildings all of 'the' terminals so thathe mayifeadili lead in the bridle Wires, sinceitV is usual to mount such terminal boxes on* the top of a polewliere his movements arelimited. It is also essential to protectthe terminals trom rain or snow Which'may be driven in throuf'h the crevices and apertures of the box. L lt is the object ot the present inven-4 tion to fulfill these requirements in an irnproved manner with a box'of minimumsize, and with an economy of material.`

Another object of theA present invention is to provide a. terminal boxin which bridle wires may be brought into the iiiteriorof` the box in large groups or "bundles, and may there be distributed to thejvarioi'is teriniiials, so that when the box4 is opened these wires are readily and freely accessible.

have been provided with sides and these have interfered with the `worlt `of the line men. ln the present invention I provide n, movable cover carrying flanges for suitably protecting;l the interior of the box when closed` but which are automatically put out ot the way when the cover is opened.

The drawings anddescription illustrate one form of my invention, but it is underii stood that the scope ol my invention is not to be determined thereby7 reference being.

had to the appended claim for that purpose.

1n the drawings, Fig. l represents a front view of the terminal box with the cover lln suoli a 4terininall'iox ;it ,isf desirable` that the workman b'e givenvready access to Hitherto terminal boxes for electric cables4 raised; Fig. 2 represents a horizontal cross section thereof wifli the cover closed, along the-line12-2 ofFig. l. Fie'. Bshous u full side View of the tanning strip for supporting-the bridle WiresT and Fig. 4. shows avertiical cross section of lthe terminal box,

along theline lf-4 of Figi l.

:The terminal box` of the present iuven` tion comprises iiv haelt board l0 with a top board 11.1 y.and a bottoni` board l2.

--The hinged cover 13 is provided with the sideY flanges 14, in U-sli-aped fornit and is adapted when closed Ato completely enclose `the in terior of the box. l l

Extending.` Proi'itirurdly from the had;

board 1.0 are long itudinalrihe22aud dieser together` with the top board 1l. the. bottoni board-12,aiid mounting' plate 1.5i torni :i Casinglf) for terminating-*cable '5.6. `The cable 16 is brought into the interior of this casing'. and cach Wire. thereof `is con nected to a terminalsuclias 23, afpluralityr lofisuch.terminals being' mountednn jtlie mounting plate` 15. The cable endlis drawn through the ypipe 17, and through-.the open-A ing in theA bottom board l2. inthe usual Ymanner. The mountingr plate 15 forms the front side of' the casing', and is securely fastened by means of the mounting screws` 24:. The gasket 25` is provided between the mounting plate 15 and the longitudinal ribs 227 whereby said casino` is effectively sealed.

'A` compound 18 is poured into the casing through theaperture 20, and the aperture is then sealed by the blind plug 2lv Thus the cable 16 is terminated in a completely 4enclosed and sealed casing, being thoroughly protected therebi7 from the Weather.

A plurality of terminals 22% extend through the mounting plate l5. Each terminal 23 'consists of a stud 26 securely fastened in said mounting plate to prevent turning, and is provided with nuts 27 and Washers 28 ivhereby electrical conductors may be fastened to such terminals in the usual manner.

The top board 1l and the bottom board 12 are substantially as long as. or longer than, the back board 10 is Wide, and in combination with the longitudinal ribs 22 form three compartments. The middle one of these compartments comprises the sealed casino for theterminal of the electric cable 16. he outermost compartments 20 are formed by such parts of the back board 10,

the top boul-il ll :ind the bottom lio-:1rd l2. :is extend beyond the Casing. and the surfaces et the ribs QQ. A fourth compartment '2l is formed bj.' the cover 1? und the plate 15. Piercingthe bottoni hoard 12. below the tiro outermost compartments. uri: aperture.` 30 und these apertures provide :i simple means of draining thc box of moisture which mai' be driven through the crevices 35 b r storm. as well iis readily liceos sible menus for loading the bridle wires into the terminal box. Such bridle -wires are. ot course. led in by the vcorkinun when the cover 1? is in its raised position. :is Shown in Fig. l. and tlir'v may be brought into the coinpzirtment above the :ipertures 530 iu a single bundle` and separated from Such lnindlc within the box. lVhilc the cover is raised lit will be seen that erich compartment for these wires has onliv tivo side faces: one formed by the back board l0, and the other b v longitudinal rib 22. so that the workman can arrange. his wires with y@great freedom of movement.

The tannin;Y strip ill is mounted on the brackets 33 which are securelyv fastened liv moans of the screiv 34 to the longitudinal rib QQ. As shown in detail in Fig. 3 efioh fanniner strip is provided with a plurality of perforations 32 through Which the ele?- triczil conductors may be led into tho compartments 21, :ind thus the tanningr Strip 31 provides means of supportingr such conductors and relieving stresses and strains thereon. The conductors are then fastened to the terminals Q3 by means of the usual nuts 27 and washers 28.

A terminal box is thus provided with :i minimum amount of material being ri^- quired therefor. with improved accessibility and convenience to the Workman when :it the top of a pole. The box is also rei-v con pzict. having the three cahlc compartments 19. 20. 20, side by side in the sfime plan-c. and the fourth compartment 2l. covering :ill of the other three compartments. so :is to very convenientlji connect the individual n'ires of the cables.

I claim as my invention:

An electric cable terminal liox, the miler sides of said box forming ii rectangular parallelopiped, comprising a central vom partaient and :i compartment on cacli sii?- thereof. ull of said compartments havin;r

their rear sides lying in the same plaine. :ind

WALLACE L. COOK. 

